Chapter 103 The General Trend of the World - Jurchen

Wen Huanzhang summed up the policies of the Great Song Dynasty towards the Jurchens and the Jurchen trends one by one, and came to the conclusion for a long time, "According to Wen Mou, one of them is that this Jurchen is a member of the Liaodong clan, and the Song and Liao confrontations are often accomplices of the Liao State." Second, the Jurchen was strong, and the relationship between the two Jurchens and the Liao State was uncertain. Third, we attach great importance to the Jurchen and want to get in touch with them directly. ”

Wen Huanzhang deserved to be a famous wise man at that time, and after a little thought, he came to these three conclusions.

After re-establishing contact with the Jurchens, the Song government believed that it had the transportation conditions to connect with the Jurchens, and demanded that Goryeo convey to the Jurchens the message that the Song Dynasty wanted them to come and sell horses, and that Goryeo allow the Jurchens to reach the Song Dynasty through its territory. But this is wishful thinking, "the Jurchen will not die." “

Another example is between the Song and Jurchen, there is a sea channel in Dengzhou, but it has been abandoned for a hundred years. "Since the ancestors, although there is this way, it is connected to Zhufan with its land, and it is forbidden to do business, boats, and boats, and it has been for more than 100 years." When it was reopened in the first year of Shigewa (1118), it began to lose the country. Previously, the sycophancy of a courtier indirectly played a catalytic role in the change of the relationship between the Song, Liao, and Jurchen.

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Liang Zimei, who served as the transfer envoy of the Hebei capital, "poured out his plan to offer, and donated 3 million money to Beizhu City." In Chongning, Zhulu Caochen entered the envy, starting from Zimei. Beizhu out of the Jurchen, Zimei City in the Khitan, the Khitan loves its profits, and abuses the Jurchen to catch Haidongqing in order to seek the pearl. This is the basis for the scourge of the two countries. He bought a large number of Beizhu from the Khitan to flatter the emperor, and the Beizhu was produced by the Jurchens, and Haidongqing had to be Haidongqing to catch the mussels containing the pearls, so the Khitan strengthened the brutal demand for the Jurchens, causing the Jurchens to resist. Such a chain reaction like the "butterfly effect" led to the demise of the Liao and Song dynasties.

The reason why Wang Lun did not go to stop the alliance between the Great Song and the Jurchens. It is precisely because the Song Dynasty always wanted to win it over and restrain the Liao State, and in the Chonghe period, the "Maritime Alliance" that hit it off was historically logical. Wang Lun's energy is now limited, and it is not enough to change the policies of the imperial court.

Waiting for Wen Huanzhang to finish speaking, Wang Lun took a dose of fierce medicine, "According to Wang, Da Song has internal and external troubles, and he has long been terminally ill. This Jurchen is the henchman of the Great Song Dynasty, if there is no change, the Great Song Dynasty will die in less than twenty years! ”

"Why do you say that, brother?" Wen Huanzhang was shocked when he heard this, and asked in a daze.

Wen Huanzhang also knew that the Great Song Dynasty was in decline, but the people's hearts were not lost, and the national fortunes were still long. For Wang Lun's words, I think it is too serious. Wen Huanzhang believes that if the next emperor of the Great Song Dynasty makes great efforts, the Great Song Dynasty will also be prosperous.

"Looking at the general trend of the world, the government of the Northern Liao State is corrupt, the people's livelihood is withering, the national strength is gradually weakening, and there is no power to destroy the Song Dynasty. Since Li Yuanhao, the Northwest Western Xia has been declining, and the relatives and ministers are on the same page as the royal family. And in the land of projectiles, the production is not abundant, self-protection is still insufficient, and it has long been unable to forge ahead. Does Brother Huan Zhang think the above assertion is true? Wang Lun did not answer Wen Huanzhang's question, but talked about the general trend of the world.

Wen Huanzhang nodded, and said loudly, "Although Huanzhang lives in the mountains, he also pays attention to the general trend of the world. It has been a hundred years since the Tanyuan Alliance, whether it is the Great Song Dynasty or the Liao State, they are accustomed to comfort. Western Xia was no longer as strong as it used to be, so it could only protect itself. ”

Speaking of this, Wen Huanzhang's words changed, "In this way, the Great Song Dynasty has no worries about losing the country!" How can it be asserted that the Great Song Dynasty will have the disaster of destroying the country? ”

"Brother Huanzhang, listen to me! We can see the above general trend, and we can also see it by the important ministers of the DPRK and China. Because of this, the Great Song Dynasty will sprout the heart of forgetting Liao, and it will become stronger and stronger. If the Jurchen tribe of the Liao State rebelled and became self-reliant, the Great Song Dynasty would form an alliance with it to help it destroy the Liao and vainly seek to recover Youyun. ”

Wang Lun paused, and then said: "The Jurchens are brave and good at fighting, and the tribes in the north have 'Jurchens are not more than 10,000, and they are invincible if they are more than 10,000. This shows how strong its combat effectiveness is! The Liao State is dead, how to fight with the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty. The domestic Wen Tian is martial and frolic, and there are many defeats and few victories in foreign wars, not to mention the Jurchen whose combat power is above that of the Liao State! ”

'The Jurchen is not more than 10,000, and more than 10,000 are invincible. It is a saying that only existed in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and at this time, there was no such thing in the north. Wang Lun also quoted this statement in order to strengthen his persuasiveness.

Since the founding of China, there have been five chaotic China, and there have been wars between Song and Liao, but there is no one in China where foreign people have destroyed China. Wen Huanzhang just didn't believe it, and shook his head vigorously.

Xu Guanzhong didn't believe Wang Lun's words at that time, but he went to the north and learned a lot about the situation of the Jurchens and Liao. "Brother Wen doesn't know, the Liao State has been peaceful for a long time, accustomed to comfort, and the royal family is extravagant, regardless of the people's suffering. My great Song Dynasty was blinded by listening, and the unscrupulous people stole the court, and they didn't know about the internal and external troubles, and the signs of the end of the world and the chaos of the world were also. I heard that there is a Jurchen Wanyan Department in Baishan and Heishui, and the leader is a generation of male masters, and he has begun to agree with the Jurchen Ministry. It implements the system of fierce security and restraint, and the warriors are brave and unparalleled. However, he doesn't know Wang Hua, he is insatiable, I am rich in the Song Dynasty, which is your next goal.

Immediately, Xu Guanzhong told Wen Huanzhang what he had seen and heard in Liaodong Nuzhen.

The first Jurchen came from the Tang Dynasty, and the name of the Jin Tatar was Beji. Beji, Gu Su Shen. The Jurchens were united by scattered clan tribes. The tribe developed from the tribe, and the clan was reorganized from the clan kinship. When the tribes that were not unified developed into "subordination from far and near" and elected "chiefs", the chiefs inevitably sent their own family members to those tribes that were attached to replace the duties and powers of the original chiefs, so a new form of social organization emerged in which the clan replaced the surname and belonged to the tribe.

Nowadays, the Great Song Dynasty divides the Jurchens into raw Jurchens, mature Jurchens, East China Sea Jurchens, and yellow-headed Jurchens. The Liao State made the most reasonable distinction between them, which were divided into Southern Jurchen, Northern Jurchen, Shengjurchen, Yalujiang Jurchen, Huanglongfu Jurchen, Changbai Mountain Jurchen, Haibin Jurchen and so on.

The Jurchen people have a wide distribution range: from the Yalu River and Changbai Mountain in the south, to the middle reaches of the Heilongjiang River in the north, and to the Sea of Japan in the east. It lives between the northeast of Xianzhou (now Kaiyuan, Liaoning) and the Shumo River (now Songhua River), and is called "Huiba" (Huiba) with the Huifa River Basin as the center; Those who live in the north of the Songhua River, the northeast of Ningjiang Prefecture (now Fuyu Shichengzi, Jilin), until the middle and lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River, are called "Shengjurchen"; Those who live east of the Ussuri River and near the East China Sea (Sea of Japan) are called "East China Sea Jurchens".

The Khitan policy towards the Jurchens was to implement "divide and rule". They deceived the surname of Qiangzong to the Liaodong Peninsula and incorporated it into the Khitan nationality, which was called "Hesu Pavilion", also known as Hosu Pavilion and Hesu Gon, which means "fence" in Jurchen language. These people are "mature women".

The other part stayed in the north of Sumoshui (the northern section of the Songhua River) and the east of Ningjiang Prefecture (now Fuyu County, Jilin), and these people were the "Shengnuzhen". The descendants of the Black Water Turtle are the main body of the birth of a girl. The most powerful of the Jurchens, the Wanyan Division, is divided into 12 divisions, with the Ministry as the clan.

Nowadays, the Liao State's oppression and extortion of the Jurchen tribes are becoming more and more serious. In addition to paying tribute to the Liao Dynasty in accordance with the regular rations, the local products of the Jurchen region, such as ginseng, mink, shengjin, famous horses, northern pearls, junying eagles, beeswax, linen, etc., were often purchased by the Khitan nobles with "low value" in the field. They often detain and insult the Jurchens, calling them "beating the Jurchens".

The local governors sent by the Liao court to the northeast region, such as the Tokyo Liushou and the Yin of Huanglongfu (present-day Nong'an County, Jilin), after taking office, first forced the Jurchen tribes to offer gifts, and apportioned them for various purposes. The Liao court also often sent some "silver angels" to the Jurchen tribes, and after these "angels" arrived at the Jurchen tribes, they forced the Jurchens to offer the beauties in the tribe to "recommend pillows", regardless of whether they were married or not, or whether their families were high.

Now the Jurchen tribes, as well as the Bohai tribe, the Muwei tribe, the Tieli tribe, and the Wuja tribe in eastern Liaodong have long complained about the Liao Dynasty. For nearly two decades, there have been constant rebellions.

The reason why the Wanyan tribe was strong was that its tribal leader was the commander of the Jurchen tribes appointed by the Liao Dynasty, who was responsible for taking the lead in paying tribute, cleaning up trade routes, and suppressing rebellions. The leader of the Wanyan tribe disobeyed his orders to protect the weak tribes and gain support. Bribed the officials of the Liao Dynasty and paralyzed the Liao Dynasty. In fact, he has already sharpened his knives with various tribes, and he is waiting for the time to be ripe to jointly resist Liao.